CENTRAL OTAGO WEATHER.
(From Oub Own Correspondent.) OPHIR, March 17. After an unusually warm and somewhat dry fortnight, a very beneficial rainfall occurred last night. For the first Id days of this month the maximum shade tepipevaturc averaged 74.2 deg, - which is about Sdeg higher than the usual March temperature. On the 3rd and 9tb the mercury rose to 82.4c1cg and 80.1 deg respectively, and slight touches of frost occurred on two night only. Light rains, amounting to 34 points, fell on the 4th and Bth of the month, but the very dry surface absorbed these very readily. However, yesterday afternoon, at 4.30, light drizzling rain began, which increased an hour later, and fell steadily for five hours, and made 92 points. This is the heaviest fall since March 23 last year, when 194 points were registered. Throughout yesterday the barometer was high (30.32 to 30.42 in), and the temperature very mild —the minimum on the grass last night being 4S.4deg. Tlie barometer this morning is unusually high (30.50 in), and the weather fine. Pastures and root crops for winter food will benefit to a great extent.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20361, 19 March 1928, Page 13
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187CENTRAL OTAGO WEATHER. Otago Daily Times, Issue 20361, 19 March 1928, Page 13
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